It’s always a welcomed experience to play in an NBA arena, especially against a quality power five opponent like Georgia Tech. “Our team has been fortunate to play in several well-run Basketball Hall of Fame events and we expect the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix will be no different. Games like this are tremendous showcases for the college game and we are excited to be a part of it.” - Mark Adams, Texas Tech Our program was looking forward to playing in the game last season and can't wait to get to Phoenix and compete this year. "We are excited to have the opportunity to play in the Basketball Hall of Fame's Jerry Colangelo Classic. We have a great deal of respect for Coach Adams and his staff, and are excited to play a tremendous program in Texas Tech.” - Mark Few, Gonzaga
Personally, it will be a very special experience honoring a great man, and a friend, in Jerry Colangelo. “We are looking forward to playing in a high-level nationally-relevant game in a city where our program has some great memories. As the health and safety of the athletes, fans and staff is of the utmost importance, the Basketball Hall of Fame will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely in the coming months and provide updates as needed. Ticket information, game times and additional television broadcast details and will be released at a later date. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to continue its relationship with Learfield IMG College for sponsorship representation of its portfolio of collegiate events and Position Sports in an event operations and media relations capacity.
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The Jerry Colangelo Classic is one event in the Hall of Fame’s series of collegiate events, which continues to grow in an effort to celebrate the game outside the museum walls. “We think this will be a great opportunity for college basketball fans to come out and enjoy the wonderful desert climate this holiday season, while taking in four games at the newly renovated Phoenix Suns Arena.” Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. “We look forward to hosting a unique collegiate event in Phoenix, featuring two Arizona teams and honoring Jerry Colangelo, a man who has done so much for the game and the state he calls home,” said John L. Texas Tech (airing on the CBS television network), USC vs. The one-day quadruple-header will feature Gonzaga vs. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the field of teams for the third annual Jerry Colangelo Classic, a premier college basketball showcase hosted at Phoenix Suns Arena on Saturday, December 18, 2021. San DiegoĬBS Sports to Broadcast Gonzaga vs. 10 Hall of Famers have played for Phoenix, while two - Barkley and Nash - won NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) while playing for the team.Quadruple-header to Feature Gonzaga vs. The Suns own the NBA's seventh-best all-time winning percentage, and have the second highest winning percentage of any team to have never won an NBA championship. After ten consecutive seasons without a playoff berth, the Suns reached the 2021 NBA Finals after acquiring Chris Paul, forming a trio with their young core Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton.
Two more top two Conference placements followed, but the Suns again failed to attain an NBA championship, and were forced into another rebuild. With Nash, Shawn Marion, and Amar'e Stoudemire, and under head coach Mike D'Antoni, the Suns became renowned worldwide for their quick, dynamic offense, which led them to tie a franchise record in wins in the 2004–05 season.
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In 2004, the Suns signed free agent Steve Nash (who had blossomed for the Dallas Mavericks after being traded from Phoenix six years earlier), and returned into playoff contention. However, the team would again fail to win a championship, and entered into another period of mediocrity until the early part of the 2000s.
Under Johnson, and after trading for perennial NBA All-Star Charles Barkley, and combined with the output of Tom Chambers and Dan Majerle, the Suns reached the playoffs for a franchise-record thirteen consecutive appearances and remained a regular title contender throughout the 1990s, and reached the 1993 NBA Finals. However, after failing to capture a championship, the Suns would rebuild around Walter Davis for a majority of the 1980s, until the acquisition of Kevin Johnson in 1988. The franchise began play in 1968 as an expansion team, and their early years were shrouded in mediocrity, but their fortunes changed in the 1970s after partnering Dick Van Arsdale and Alvan Adams with Paul Westphal the team reached the 1976 NBA Finals, in what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA history.
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